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Male pedestrian with life-threatening injuries after Toronto hit-and-run, police say

A pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run, Toronto police say. Max Trotta/Global News

Paramedics took a man in his 50s to hospital after he was struck by a driver near Toronto’s waterfront.

In a tweet, Toronto police said they were called to the area of Lake Shore Boulevard and First Street, near Islington Avenue, late on Wednesday afternoon.

Police said the man was a pedestrian struck by a driver who allegedly fled the scene.

Paramedics told Global News the man sustained life-threatening injuries after the incident and was being taken to a local hospital.

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The call came at around 5:10 p.m.

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